apo koinou

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A blend of two asyndetically connected clauses through a lexical word that has two syntactical functions, one in each of the blended clauses.

Pronunciation

/æpəˈkɔɪnuː/

Word forms

apo koinou

Etymology

Ellipsis from Ancient Greek σχῆμα ἀπὸ κοινοῦ (skhêma apò koinoû, “figure [drawn] from what is common”).

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